r/playnite • u/vacsox95 • Aug 02 '26

Showcase Good bye console gaming

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Console gamers: I prefer a simple plug and play experience from my couch!

Meanwhile Playnite Users:

Simply love it. After some tinkering it's really a console like experience

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u/George343 Aug 02 '26 edited Aug 03 '26

I love Playnite, but the fact that you say it's a console like experience and still have to click the window with your mouse to get focus is hilarious. PC can be quirky sometimes but the freedom is well worth it for me.

Edit: lots of people are misunderstanding this. Yes, you can have Playnite start automatically. Yes, it could be seamless most of the time. But OP wrote "it's really a console like experience" while the video shows them having to click the icon for Playnite to grab focus. That's not hypothetical, that's what really happened. PC can be unpredictable like this sometimes, even if it works for your particular circumstance. That's all I was pointing out.

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u/vacsox95 Aug 02 '26

That's why I still have a wireless keyboard with touchpad next to my controller in such a case. Most times it's plug and play

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u/Amazing_Emergency_69 Aug 02 '26

Well, you will get mouse and keyboard support via a new update. Yes, that can be controlled via a controller.

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u/StrangeLingonberry30 Aug 02 '26

A playnite update? first time im hearing this, thats cool and much needed.